Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen is the BAFTA nominated British actor most recently seen as David Frost in Frost/Nixon and as Brian Clough in The Damned United.

Appeal

Michael Sheen may not have the chiselled features of a Hollywood leading man, but this prodigiously talented actor has never struggled with the ladies. He has a daughter with screen beauty Kate Beckinsale, whom he dated for eight years before they spilt whilst filming vampire flick, Underworld.

He is now seeing stunning brunette stage actress and dancer, Lorraine Stewart, and things seem to be going well for the actor as his stock rises with each new film release.

Success

Michael Sheen has carved a name out for himself with a handful of canny screen portrayals of British legends ranging from Carry On’s Kenneth Williams, former PM Tony Blair, David Frost in the Oscar nominated Frost/Nixon, and most recently as bellicose football legend Brian Clough in The Damned United. He has been nominated three times for BAFTA’s and is consistently getting rave reviews for his screen performances. Sheen has been confirmed for a part in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland adaptation.

Michael Sheen Biography

Michael Sheen was born February 5th, 1969, in Newport, Wales and currently lives in Los Angeles. Sheen admits that the UK is still his home, and can never see himself decamping to the States permanently as he would miss Britain too much.

michael sheen star of the stage

Growing up in Port Talbot, Wales, Michael Sheen was destined for a life on the stage from an early age, joining the National Youth Theatre of Wales aged 16, before landing a place at the highly esteemed Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He was also a keen footballer as a youth, almost landing a trial at Arsenal before settling on acting. At RADA, Sheen soon became one of the company's leading actors and was soon landing starring roles in various plays including Mozart in Peter Schaffer’s Amadeus, which played at the Old Vic. It was a role Sheen would reprise on Broadway in 1999.

michael sheen’s big break

Michael Sheen would go on to appear in various plays, BBC drama’s and also bit parts in movies such as Mary Reilly and Wilde, before landing a starring role in the vampires versus werewolves flick Underworld alongside partner Kate Beckinsale. The film set would bring heartbreak to Sheen, as Beckinsale began an affair with director Len Wiseman, leading to the actors separating.

michael sheen the british icon

Michael Sheen began his trend of appearing as British icons in 2003 with a hugely successful portrayal of Tony Blair, in the TV movie, The Deal, directed by Stephen Frears, a role he reprised in 2006 in The Queen. Sheen is due to appear as the former PM again in Special Relationship. In 2004 Sheen was BAFTA nominated for his role as an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder sufferer in Dirty Filthy Love. In 2007 received two more BAFTA nods for The Queen and Fantabulosa!, the Kenneth Williams TV film for BBC4, but missed out on both awards. In the same year, Sheen took to the stage as TV icon David Frost in Peter Morgan’s Frost/Nixon at the Gielgud, London before the play went to Broadway.